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Centre College research on energy drinks creates buzz
Centre CollegeFor many college students, "pulling an all-nighter" is a familiar routine typically accomplished with copious amounts of caffeine. Often, the go-to option is a so-called "energy shot" drink that boasts a special blend of energy-boosting ingredients. ...Tags: Medical Research, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Energy Drinks, Science
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Clark County Health Department getting daily calls about bed bugs
The small, blood-sucking pests from the popular bedtime saying have become an ever-growing problem in Winchester, even in places where they are least expected. Carlene Whitt, Clark County’s environmental health program manager, said she receives...Tags: Health, Apartments, Rentals, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure
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50 Years Ago: June 15, 2013
Five Boy Scouts from Winchester and Clark County left Thursday to begin “Operation Husky,” an 8,000-mile tour of North America. They are Ross Reaser, Eddie Reed, Paul Rogers, George Jordan and Lee Kidd. The boys are from Troop Number 263 and...
Tags: Social Organizations, New York City, Baldwin, Science and Technology, Youth Organizations
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Obituary: Maurice Anderson
Maurice Anderson LANCASTER — Maurice Anderson, 92, of Lancaster, died Friday, June 7, 2013, at Kenwood Health and Rehab Center in Richmond, Ky. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shelby Bourne Anderson. Maurice was born in Garrard...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, West Palm Beach, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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John David Dyche: McConnell's half-century of hardball politics
jddyche@yahoo.comThe big news at the University of Louisville in the spring of 1963 was the school’s strong showing in the College Bowl academic quiz show. Of lesser note, but perhaps more lasting significance, Mitch McConnell was elected president of U of L’s...Tags: Teaching and Learning, James P. Hoffa, Students, Elections, Justice and Rights
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Grand Finale event returns to 2013 GABBF
dbrock@amnews.comThe grand finale of this year’s Great American Brass Band Festival took an unexpected hit when one of the main acts got the axe courtesy of the American government. Washington, D.C., dysfunction hit home after sequester cuts forced the U.S. Army...Tags: Music, Festive Events, U.S. Army, Entertainment, Arts and Culture
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KSD graduate teaching at EKU earns masters degree
Max Williamson, a 1996 graduate of Kentucky School for the Deaf, received his Master of Arts degree in American Sign Language Educator on May 17 at Gallaudet University. Williamson attended Galludet in Washington, D.C., for a year nafter graduating...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education, University of Louisville, Eastern Kentucky University
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50 Years Ago: May 18, 2013
May 18, 1963 Eighteen building lots in Greenfield Acres were sold at auction Saturday for $31,275. The sale was conducted by Emmett Moore, auctioneer. The lots were owned by Goebel Showden, Malcolm Estes and Dr. Eugene Snowden. Miss Janet Elaine Rath...
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Centre commencement to be streamed live
Centre CollegeCentre College’s 189th commencement will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday in Newlin Hall of the Norton Center for the Arts. The 2013 graduation exercises will begin with the baccalaureate ceremony, which also will take place in Newlin Hall at 11 a.m....Tags: Colleges and Universities, ABC (tv network), Primetime Emmy Awards, Arts and Culture, Graduation
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Redistribution in nature sounds familiar
Troubling times have been noted during this otherwise spectacular spring. A variety of birds have nested in some 80 mature hedges and trees on our two acres. Upon a bit of research, fierce tension between starlings and robins was confirmed. All too... -
EDITORIAL: Bipartisan effort something worth Kentucky pride
A tip of the cap to our Republican Agriculture Commissioner James Comer and former Democratic State Treasurer Jonathan Miller for their inter-party field trip to Washington, D.C., this week. The duo, joined by Republican State Senator Paul Hornback of...Tags: John A. Yarmuth, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Primaries, Executive Branch
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Are lawmakers trying dodging Obamacare?
A rumor has been circulating recently that members of both the House of Representatives and Senate in Washington, D.C., have been meeting secretly to try and figure out a way to avoid public outrage when it’s announced that they and all their...Tags: U.S. Senate, Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, U.S. House of Representatives
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